# Sankhadiha, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sankhadiha

Sankhadiha is a village in [Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 159 households**, the 121st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 754people (2011)
- 159households
- 77.1%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankhadiha

Of every 100 households in Sankhadiha in 2011, 34 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankhadiha · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****31%**

**48%

Television ****21%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sankhadiha?

■ Sankhadiha · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**952

Working population ****47.3%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 70.3% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (14%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 31 (9%) · **■** Marginal 205 (57%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sabang

- Sundarpar765 people
- Dakshin Banshbani762 people
- Kuchaipur761 people
- Deuliadlarbar758 people
- Chak Badalpur733 people
- Gumai726 people
- Bhikni Batitaki723 people
- Nasra723 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankhadiha?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhadiha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhadiha?77.1% (Census 2011)